The alora theme has a variety of post types for each blog post. You can have an individual photo, a slide-show of images, or a video. It is also possible to add audio (like a podcast recording) into a post through the SoundCloud shortcode shown above the Visual Editor. Take a closer look at the shortcode section to learn more about how to use all the shortcodes.

To make a single image post, run through these steps

Begin by Adding a new post in the post area of your Dashboard

Look towards the bottom right corner where you will find the Featured Image boxes

Select the Set Featured Image and a media window will appear where you can choose the image to be selected from your media library. Alternatively you can upload a new one from your own stored media.

From there, choose Use As Featured Image, and unless you wish to make a slide-show image, simply choose a single Featured Image.

Then Close the media window and then hit Publish, and you will have a post consisting only of your image.

Please note that if your image is not as wide as the default image width, then it will automatically be scaled up to fit into the image spot. This might cause your image to look grainy and stretched out. The default size varies with the your layout; however, the width of a full-width page is 940px, and so if your image is at least that wide, you should always be safe.

To make a slide-show post, run through these steps

Proceed with the same steps shown above, but when selecting a Features Image, set multiple featured images instead of only one

Choose Use As Featured Image for the first one, and Use As Featured Image then for each subsequent item in the slide-show list. The order matters here, in order for the slide-show to display in the order you want.

Then Close the media window and click Publish

Up to 5 Featured images can be shown by default. To go further and add more just alter the Post Image Slideshow number in the theme options, which can be found in the Post Slideshows tab

To make a video post, run through these steps

Add a new post in the post area of your Dashboard

Go to a video site like YouTube and get the embed code for the video you would like to post: 1. Click Share 2. Click Embed 3. Copy the Embed Code

Paste the embed code into the Video settings box at the bottom of the page. You will also have some other settings there that you can configure.